El Salvador vs Eritrea: Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas

El Salvador
25.03 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Eritrea
25.01 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
El Salvador rank
56th
Eritrea rank
57th

Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas over time

  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
0102030201020162023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 25.03 micrograms per cubic meter against 25.01 micrograms per cubic meter in Eritrea, a difference of 0.02 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 56th and Eritrea ranks 57th of 226 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Eritrea Difference Ahead
2010s 26.66 micrograms per cubic meter 26.12 micrograms per cubic meter 0.534 micrograms per cubic meter El Salvador
2020s 22.64 micrograms per cubic meter 25.17 micrograms per cubic meter 2.53 micrograms per cubic meter Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas, El Salvador or Eritrea?
El Salvador, at 25.03 micrograms per cubic meter against 25.01 micrograms per cubic meter in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas between El Salvador and Eritrea?
0.02 micrograms per cubic meter, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eritrea?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Eritrea rank globally for exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Eritrea ranks 57th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas
Unit
micrograms per cubic meter
Source
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 3,156 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter).